Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	127% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 17:57
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 772 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 46 Parallax 40.3 38% 44.5 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 326 309 309 302 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 489 Mixed 404 SusWrite 324 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 67 229% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Toshiba MQ02ABD100H-SSHD-8GB 1TB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 928GB free Firmware: HEFC1E SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 106 105 106 106 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 104 19% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 1.9 13% 6.73 MB/s	DQ Read 2.2 DQ Write 23.4 DQ Mixed 8.4 8% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,057x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	723x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	401x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	424x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	273x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	185x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	138x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	176x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	125x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16